Don’t Like Your Tax Professional’s Answers? Maybe You’re Asking the Wrong Questions.
Early in my tax preparation career I used to get very frustrated in my job. I would often be asked a question by a client which I did not know the answer to and I would walk down to the owner of the firm and would present him the question as it was posed to me. I would then promptly go back down to my office and give the client [...]
How Law Enforcement Professionals Can Save Thousands in Taxes When Working Extra Security Jobs
To understand these concepts, I need to clarify a few important points. When I was a young boy, my mother taught me that “frustrations only come from unrealized expectations”. What took her only a few seconds to teach developed into a lifetime of study and application. While “Saving Thousands” may come across like click-bait, in reality I’ve had countless experiences of preparing tax returns for new Law Enforcement clients who [...]
I don’t have my tax documents, what do I do?
We see thousands of people each year and without fail, dozens of people have lost their tax documents, can’t find them or for some reason, don’t have access to them. While this may seem like the end of the world as the deadline creeps closer and closer, it is a fairly simple problem to solve. Follow the steps below to ease your anxiety and move one step closer to filing [...]
Working For More Than One Employer
Working for more than one employer, such as having a side job, can change your tax return more than you might expect. Filling out a W4 and determining your withholdings may not be as easy as you thought. ISSUE: When you work as an employee (vs. contract), your check has taxes taken out of it. It is a very common mistake to think that because there are taxes taken out, [...]